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2~'Angust 18;1976.- North Shore News. _

The last tack of the day was a long one, over an

hour, and the late afternoon sun failed to warm
~me. I braced the tiller. with my knees. and put on

my. lifejacket for warmth. The wind was gusting.

slighting, and it took concentration to keep the
sailboat as close, into the wind as possible while
compensating for the short sharp green seas.

through the chops at eight knots with smiles from
everyone on deck and much sniffing of fresh air.

Our destination was Otter
Bay, a small cove on the east
-coast of North Pender Island.
There isa nice marina with a

-good store, and Ctter Bay is .

a very serene place to spend
the night tied up to the floats
or anchored cut in the bay.

- One of the main. pleasures
in sailing, for me, ‘is the
silence. When the: motor is
turned off the silence rushes

_ small noises could be heard,
" the rush of the water along
the Sides, the creak of a rope,
‘@ momentary flap of a sail.
Sharon dropped a cup below

and the noice coomad huacea

ws GaSWT BEWeeerEs BrWwursse we =—Towe

should. have for supper?”
Wendy, age six, asked us if
there was a McDonalds in

~ ‘here, Wendy! Just a store.”
' Wendy pouted a little bit,

fudgsicles,
“Yeah. ”° **Me, too, do you
’ think we could go to the store .

. , and geta fudgsicle, when we.

_ get there, ‘Peter, buh, could
' ‘we, Mom, could we?”’

te every dear on the North Shere. Ub

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ALL CONTENTS ARE COPYRIGHT.
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under. Part 111,:

‘CRAB FOR SALE’.

The bay i is ‘tinged by dark
green- conifers and dotted.
with light green farm land.

As we topk down the sail I.

could smell woodsmoke from
' a bonfire on the beach, and
the far-off yapping of a dog
floated to us clearly over the

water. Once we had the sails

down we turned on the diesel’

and motored slowly over to .

the dock in the fading light of
. the afternoon. A brief direc-

tors meeting after we tied up .

established that the captain
would go to tie store .and
find something for dinner
while. the remainder of the

crew, did other . pre-dinner

chores,

Saar en are

oie again. ‘What would you say™ |: -
A ‘commercial crab t boat .
; with a sign that said ‘crab for

sale’ got my attention. ‘“How

,.* would you like some crab?’’ I
“said to Alan.

said.-“‘Ilove crab sandwiches -
‘ ‘ tested:

**Great,”’ he

with mayonnaise!’’ So we
just ‘got small ‘stuff at the
‘store for our dinner and on

. "the. way back down the dock:

-the young lady minding the

crab boat pulled up a pot and

sold me a large edible

crab—Cancer:. Magister, for
_ people. with an. ‘interest | ‘in

Proper names. .

We picked up our. furiously
‘moving, very irate dinner.
From lack of practise I held

. the crab the wrong way, and
‘his ‘wickedly strong shears .
"nearly pinked' me.

-, “Boy,
dad, he’s sure a big one’’

ou said Alan. I. squeezed the

crab’s upper legs. The flesh
was firm and the crab looked’
as if ithad a lot ofn meat on it.

“On the way back to. the
“boat-we talked about cooking

: ft, and if there was
fhe crab. We Lerten

.

~ person on, the North’
. had sent ‘ime after the: ie
item I ‘wrote ‘about crabs,
tize or instantly kill bevel crab
by inserting a wite

small holes in the tate Dhl

,

|. Advertising. ‘Manager
A Predudtion Manager *

Stall: Heather “Andrews,. Ruby - Beveridge,

i. . Terry Burnett, Wendy, Cardinal, Patriola, :
Cardle, Yvonne Chapman, Carolyn Cole-

- Glough, Helen Dickey, Linda Doodeon, Linda, |
_ Douglas, Paula Ford, Norms, Goreal,. Wendy.
" Green, Hlliard, Haywood, Randy Hillhouse, -
ard,
Jofinson, Barbara Keen, Mike Keen, Joyce:
Lawry, Madeleine Leroy, Faye MoCrae, .
Jessie’ Marks, Jill Plesa, Mauroen Rosch,.
Leigh Anne Slym,’ Syivie Sorenson, Flona
Stewart, Sam Stewart,.
, Wallsie, Allison Walsh.

2 Béral:
a of the:

watched over him while I. |
_went back to the crab boat. |
-Nevertheless, it was heady stuff, and we plowed |

| ‘eyes Oe an shovel blade. q a @ ‘Nineteen, ca ae Subject.” . a — . ao oe ; oy
‘board?’ she enquitpd: I [> “a Resident of Cabada for past 12 months. =< ON
‘opined that a hatchet might. 1 |. (4). Resident of British Columbia for past six months. Fs
‘work as well, and she said it | - “OY Resident of the iy of North Vancouver at the date of af application

ipate in the returning-the- — i a Rs

ee ete ‘ceremony. fee eee ee . ; a |
* Wen “*Goody. I never.
’ wanted to eat him anyways." | THE FORM | BELOW MUST. BEAR THE SIGNATURES oF THE. APPLICANT AND Ay

‘must. have’ felt’: ‘frightened: j

.and her mother by:a fraction | |

No’.

know crabs could swim?’ ye . |
enquired, and the. upshot’ of" al West sath Steset, ne
{North Vancouver, B.C. on a re cre
the: discussion. that, fe a ; a, : rr are
‘wasa tied .vote—two- {.V7™M 1H9 a a ey!
mying abs ould rn and : | Telephone: 99-7761 ee wo |
Grabs 8 s Swim," leg seat: | re re

-alecks, what do: you: think
describing a way. A anesthe-..

; about that’?I loated, as the ° ee eee ae :
‘craly alid out of nity hand and. _Aprisearion FOR RECISTRATION 48 - Co i ate ra re
rapidly swam ‘out ‘of ‘sight, ' SOD -CANCELECTOR 1M THE. MUNICIPALITY: North’ Vancouver, 0.9: |
settling the argument 8 "OF THE CITY OF wORTH VANCOUVER oe
7 . jon page . mor ‘seenersonsoeceroseensvevansoreeeese tole ML

2 caps CORPORATION * Scere
‘OF THE cIry OF NORTH VANCOUVER es |

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NOTICE | :
before dumping the crab into q vot! are
the boiling water. But when [|

we got back to the sailboat I ~ oO 7 , , . ‘
could find neither the two | ©

spots nor the literature. Heft [|
the crab scrabbling upside |
down on the seat and Alan § -

a by Peter Speck 7 q

“*Pardon me,” i said, ‘do : . 7 . . ce Be ae . 4 | - a ; — - 7
you: know the way to walt | — , ee . co , ne
Geacribed the technique, Dut | IF you WISH to > have: your name placed on the next list of Electors. of The Corporation of
the young lady said the only . the City of North ‘Vancouver, Please note the ‘ualifications for registration are as follows: an.
way she knew was to break 4. . 7 i:
the crab in half between the {|

probably didn’t make: much.“ me
difference to the crab" any- fj... ot
ways. ‘‘But it’s supposed to -f -
work real good,” ” she tea- 3

ssured mie. - ; Qo } Sopa oh

, ce i F you ARE NOT; yer re years of age e but will be on or + pilor to Saturday, Novenibée: aa
SET HIM co’ | 1976, and are otherwise qualified, please contact the City Cletk’s Department, City: Hail.

oee,! ee tact wo ont | ‘| any PERSON QUALIFIED to be registered as’an Elector should coniplete an pplitation

the: cockpit watching the | for Registration form (see attached below) and return same to the City. Clerk,: City Hall

still’struggling crab. He. || before 5:00 p.m. August 31, 1976 or make application at the City Hail, between 8:30 a,

looked’ at me, and then || and 4:30 Bem: daily from Monday to Friday. Be Additional forms mailed on: request
quickly away. And then back f° ee eT

‘if asked you if we could 1 let fo BS gh a Se :
the ‘crab go?” — .1 NOTE: — (i) "Property owners. ‘are no 9 longer placed. on the. Nee” automat ally:
Bar: ouit?”. says” I He fo fo a - However the Municipal Act has been amended to permit persons and.

couldn’t believe his. ears...) -:.-
““You mean that, really?’ he 7°
“Sure” I said.“ Pog.
don’t want to kill him, either.
Let’s let him a ee And. we:
hygged--: ee

Alan called i into the. cabin”. pe
and’ explained . what: had. |.
happened: and - Sharon andj. -
Wendy.came out: to partic- 7

‘personal corporations holding property. in a. municipality: to. bet
_ Registered and to vote in an election. FOR FURTHER INFORMA’ TION
” ” PLEASE (CONTACT. THE ‘CITY:

if you are sure your: vite bale © was on. the List of Electors for the + City of AR
North Vancouver for. 1975 asd. your | address has not changed since F
‘August 31, 1975, you. ‘need not not complete the form below. But if you are : f
re | doubt please contact the > City’ Clerk's Department, City Hall, at the’
a _telephone i number listed below. © ; "

I suddenly realized that she . _ WEINESS, 'ANY-OTHER-ADULT MAY WEINESS. '

with” the armored . ro ene ~ a oo aa | :
thrashing noisily. ‘in ‘the. - _ ne

cockpit, sepatated ‘from her © or You WISH TO VOTE. | oe = a :
YOU: | MUST BE. REGISTERED ae |
AS AN: ELECTOR a

of an inch: of fibreglass. ves

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thé float, where there: were :
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